ENGLISH 1ST SUMMATIVE EVALUATION 1
Class: 10 Time: 1 Hours 20 Min Full Marks: 40
INSTRUCTION:
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:
Some days after the funeral, a special train took Gandhiji’s ashes to Allahabad. The compartment was decked with flowers. People on the train sang bhajans. People did not weep anymore for they could feel Gandhiji’s presence amid the flowers and songs. At every station sorrowful crowds filled the platforms. Amid song and prayer the train reached Allahabad. The ashes were immersed in the Ganges where a huge crowd had gathered at the bank. Afterwards we all went back to Delhi.
1. Answer the following question. 2×2
(i) Why did not the people weep anymore?
(ii) Describe the train which carried Gandhiji’s ashes to Allahabad.
2. Read the following lines and state whether it is true or false. 2×1
(i) After the last rites, the author along with others returned to Allahabad.
(ii) People inside the train compartment were all very silent and soundless because of the sorrowful atmosphere.
3. Tick the correct answer from the given options. 2×1
(i) A huge crowd had gathered at the bank of –
(a) Hooghly (b) Yamuna (c) Brahmaputra (d) Ganges
(ii)The crowds gathered every station looked –
a) joyous (b) excited (c) morose (d) sorrowful
4. Answer the following question which has been asked from the poem section of your textbook. . 2×2
(i) Explain the phrase ‘twice awake’ used by the poet in ‘My own true family’.
(ii) What would happen if the poet did not swear?
5. Read the passage carefully and answer as asked below.
Man has dominated the earth since the dawn of civilization. Other animals have accepted nature as they found her. But Man, gifted with the power of inventiveness, he has tried to better his environment instead of surrendering to the whims of nature. This inventiveness originates from man’s constant use of different techniques by which
Sir: Sujit Manna
primitive people tried to improve upon what he got. This first use of different techniques assumes the shape of complex technology of today.
a) State whether the following statements are True or False. Write ‘T’ for True and ‘F’ for False. 2×1
(i) Modern technology owes its origin to small technology.
(ii) Other animals have surrendered to the whims of nature.
b) Answer each of the following questions. 2×1 (i) How has man won his dominant position? (ii) How did modern technology originate?
c) Tick the correct answer from the given options. 2×1
(i) Man remained –
(a) Satisfied (b) unsatisfied (c) indifferent to nature (d) silent
(ii)Inventiveness is the gift of –
a) man (b) other animal (c) nature (d) religion
Grammar & Vocabulary
6. Fill in the blanks with proper forms of verbs given in the brackets: 2
I may be late to ––– (reach) home. I ––– (stand) at the bus stop and –– (wait) for a bus for a quarter of an hour. I can see no bus –––– (come) still.
7. Fill in the blanks with the proper article and prepositions. 2
When ––––––– family sits down –––– tea, –––––– cat puts in –––– appearance–––– get his share.
8. Do as directed. 6×1
(i) His conscience bothered him. (Change the voice)
(ii) I think it is no disgrace to occupy my place. (Use adjective form)
(iii) I could not attend the program. I had some other engagements. (Make it simple)
(iv)A little learning is a very dangerous thing. (Make it exclamatory)
(v) One should always avoid evil company. (Group verb)
(vi) A barking dog seldom bites. (Complex sentence)
9. Given below are the meanings of four words which you will find in the Passage (5). Find out the words and write them in appropriate place. 2×1
(i) Quality of showing or having new and original ideas.
(ii) Human society.
Writing Skill
10. Write a letter to your father narrating your experience of visiting the book fair. 10
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